| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying: “I will sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea! | 1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD. They said, "I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea. |
| 2The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him. | 2The LORD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. |
| 3The LORD is a man of war; The LORD is His name. | 3The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is his name. |
| 4Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea. | 4The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he has thrown into the sea, and his chosen officers were drowned in the Red Sea. |
| 5The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a stone. | 5The depths have covered them, they went down to the bottom like a stone. |
| 6“Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces. | 6Your right hand, O LORD, was majestic in power, your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy. |
| 7And in the greatness of Your excellence You have overthrown those who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble. | 7In the abundance of your majesty you have overthrown those who rise up against you. You sent forth your wrath; it consumed them like stubble. |
| 8And with the blast of Your nostrils The waters were gathered together; The floods stood upright like a heap; The depths congealed in the heart of the sea. | 8By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing water stood upright like a heap, and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea. |
| 9The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, My hand shall destroy them.’ | 9The enemy said, 'I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.' |
| 10You blew with Your wind, The sea covered them; They sank like lead in the mighty waters. | 10But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. |
| 11“Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? | 11Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you?--majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders? |
| 12You stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them. | 12You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them. |
| 13You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation. | 13By your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed; you will guide them by your strength to your holy dwelling place. |
| 14“The people will hear and be afraid; Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia. | 14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. |
| 15Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, Trembling will take hold of them; All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away. | 15Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake. |
| 16Fear and dread will fall on them; By the greatness of Your arm They will be as still as a stone, Till Your people pass over, O LORD, Till the people pass over Whom You have purchased. | 16Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people whom you have bought pass by. |
| 17You will bring them in and plant them In the mountain of Your inheritance, In the place, O LORD, which You have made For Your own dwelling, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established. | 17You will bring them in and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place you made for your residence, O Lord, the sanctuary, O LORD, that your hands have established. |
| 18“The LORD shall reign forever and ever.” | 18The LORD will reign forever and ever! |
| 19For the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. | 19For the horses of Pharaoh came with his chariots and his footmen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea on them, but the Israelites walked on dry land in the middle of the sea." |
| 20Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. | 20Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances. |
| 21And Miriam answered them: “Sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!” | 21Miriam sang in response to them, "Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea." |
| 22So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. | 22Then Moses led Israel to journey away from the Red Sea. They went out to the Desert of Shur, walked for three days into the desert, and found no water. |
| 23Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. | 23Then they came to Marah, but they were not able to drink the waters of Marah, because they were bitter. (That is why its name was Marah.) |
| 24And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” | 24So the people murmured against Moses, saying, "What can we drink?" |
| 25So he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them, | 25He cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When Moses threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the Lord made for them a binding ordinance, and there he tested them. |
| 26and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” | 26He said, "If you will diligently obey the LORD your God, and do what is right in his sight, and pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then all the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians I will not bring on you, for I, the LORD, am your healer." |
| 27Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there by the waters. | 27Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water. |
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